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- Title
Phenylalanine impairs insulin signaling and inhibits glucose uptake through modification of IRβ.
- Authors
Zhou, Qian; Sun, Wan-Wan; Chen, Jia-Cong; Zhang, Hui-Lu; Liu, Jie; Lin, Yan; Lin, Peng-Cheng; Wu, Bai-Xing; An, Yan-Peng; Huang, Lin; Sun, Wen-Xing; Zhou, Xin-Wen; Li, Yi-Ming; Yuan, Yi-Yuan; Zhao, Jian-Yuan; Xu, Wei; Zhao, Shi-Min
- Abstract
Whether amino acids act on cellular insulin signaling remains unclear, given that increased circulating amino acid levels are associated with the onset of type 2 diabetes (T2D). Here, we report that phenylalanine modifies insulin receptor beta (IRβ) and inactivates insulin signaling and glucose uptake. Mice fed phenylalanine-rich chow or phenylalanine-producing aspartame or overexpressing human phenylalanyl-tRNA synthetase (hFARS) develop insulin resistance and T2D symptoms. Mechanistically, FARS phenylalanylate lysine 1057/1079 of IRβ (F-K1057/1079), inactivating IRβ and preventing insulin from promoting glucose uptake by cells. SIRT1 reverse F-K1057/1079 and counteract the insulin-inactivating effects of hFARS and phenylalanine. F-K1057/1079 and SIRT1 levels in white blood cells from T2D patients are positively and negatively correlated with T2D onset, respectively. Blocking F-K1057/1079 with phenylalaninol sensitizes insulin signaling and relieves T2D symptoms in hFARS-transgenic and db/db mice. These findings shed light on the activation of insulin signaling and T2D progression through inhibition of phenylalanylation. Whether amino acids act on cellular insulin signaling remains unclear. Here, the authors find that phenylalanine modifies insulin receptor beta (IRβ) and inactivates insulin signaling and glucose uptake and positively correlated with T2D onset.
- Subjects
INSULIN; INSULIN receptors; PHENYLALANINE; LEUCOCYTES; GLUCOSE; AMINO acids; TYPE 2 diabetes
- Publication
Nature Communications, 2022, Vol 13, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
2041-1723
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/s41467-022-32000-0